Unió Valenciana (UV) is the only no state Valencian party that has been represented both
in local institutions such as Spanish and Valencian parliaments, during some legislatures, since the restoration of democracy in Spain in 1977. First, we study the social cleavages
that they are in the origin of contemporary anticatalan Valencian regionalism and its most
important: Unió Valenciana. Later we refer to the history of this political force. Finally,
we analyze the importance of UV within the Valencian system of parties, the evolution of
its electoral support and its capacity for representation in the different institutions. We
conclude is that the birth, evolution and decay of UV as party have been parallel and have
depended on the strength of the main Valencian party of the right (AP/PP) in the last
twenty-five years....
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Unió Valenciana (UV) is the only no state Valencian party that has been represented both
in local institutions such as Spanish and Valencian parliaments, during some legislatures, since the restoration of democracy in Spain in 1977. First, we study the social cleavages
that they are in the origin of contemporary anticatalan Valencian regionalism and its most
important: Unió Valenciana. Later we refer to the history of this political force. Finally,
we analyze the importance of UV within the Valencian system of parties, the evolution of
its electoral support and its capacity for representation in the different institutions. We
conclude is that the birth, evolution and decay of UV as party have been parallel and have
depended on the strength of the main Valencian party of the right (AP/PP) in the last
twenty-five years.